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Kutztown University Athletics
2008 National Letters of Intent

updated 05/06/2008

Baseball | Women's Basketball | Men's Basketball |Bowling | Cross Country/Track & Field |
Field Hockey | Football | Women's Golf | Lacrosse| Men's Soccer | Women's Soccer | Softball | Swimming | Tennis | Women's Volleyball | Wrestling


Baseball

Player

Hometown High School Position
Shayne Houck Barto Boyertown INF
First team All-Conference twice, First Team Pottstown Mercury All-Area, PAC-10 Champs twice, 2007 Boyertown Area High School MVP Award. American Legion Awards: 2006 Batting Champion at State Championship, 2007 MVP at Mid-Atlantic Regional; 2007 Boyertown (Post 471) MVP; 2006 Boyertown (Post 471) Rookie of the Year.
 
 

Women's Basketball

Player

Hometown High School Position
Vanina Bonanno Ringwood, N.J. Lakeland Regional Guard
Two-time All-Suburban League, two-time all county and two-year varsity starter. Averaged 15 points and six boards per game senior season.

Men's Basketball

Player

Hometown High School Position
Omar Ford-Bey Chester Girard G-F
Was team MVP senior season, and first team all-league twice. Team was two-time District 1 Class A champions, and was a three time Bicentennial League champion.

Player

Hometown High School Position
Kyle Newell Bethlehem Bethlehem Catholic G-F
Originally singed out of Bethlehem Catholic to play football at N.C. State... Played last season at North Hampton Community College...All-State, All-Area in high school...Will major in Criminal Justice at KU.
 

Bowling

Player

Hometown High School  
Chelsea Adam Reading Exeter Township  
Adam is a four-time varsity letter-winner. She is a member of the 2006, 2007 and 2008 County Championship Team; the 2007 East Pennsylvania State Team Champion; and 2007 and 2008 Icebreakers Team Champion. She was named an All-Berks bowler in 2007 and 2008, and an All-Eastern State bowler in 2008. She is a member of the National Honors Society with a 4.063 weighted GPA. She will major in communications design.
 
Amy Brehm East Brunswick, N.J. East Brunswick  
Brehm had a 199 average her senior year at East Brunswick, and was named all-area, all-county, all-sectional, and First-Team All-State.
 
Brittney Budra Howell, N.J. Howell  
Budra is a four-year varsity letter-winner. She was named to the All-Shore second team and All-State third team. She is a four-year member of the honor roll and she will major in secondary/special education.
 
Kayla Jones Johnstown Westmont Hilltop  
Averaged a team high 202.659, and was a three-time medal winning at the Keystone State Games Tournament.
 
Melissa Ellis Exeter Reading  
Ellis had a 210 average her senior year, and collected numerous team honors. Four-year honor roll member with a 3.75 GPA. Melissa will major in secondary education at KU.
 

Cross Country/Track & Field

Athlete

Hometown High School Event
Matthew Cannell Douglassville Daniel Boone jumps
All-division long jumper. Major at KU is undecided.
 
Paul Kuehnle Saddle Brook, N.J. Saddle Brook Distance
All-State Group 1 First Team (three years), First Team All-County (four years), First Team All-League. Major at KU: Leisure and sports studies.
 
Ryan Reich Oley Oley Valley Distance
Reich is a 2007 District 3 Class AA 1,600 champion. He finished 24th at the 2007PIAA Cross Country Meet. He was an 2007 All-Division runner in the 1,600. He will major in history education.
 
William Sherwood Perkasie Penn Ridge Pole Vault
Three-year letter winner in both outdoor and indoor track, lettered one year in cross-country. 2006 (third team) and 2007 (second team) All-Suburban league honoree.  Major at KU: undeclared.
 
Christina Costanzo Philadelphia Archbishop Ryan Long, Triple Jump, Sprints
All-State Group 1 First Team (three years), First Team All-County (four years), First Team All-League. Major at KU: Leisure and sports studies.
 
Rachel Hunte Chester Springs Downingtown East sprints
Captained track team.  Major at KU: education
 
Brooke Mathews Reedsville Indian Valley sprints, long jump
Lettered in outdoor & indoor track all four seasons. Two-time district 6 champion in 100m and 200m.  Two-time team MVP.  Major at KU: undeclared
 
Jazzmyn A. McCoy Port Carbon Pottsville hurdles
Was an All-League Champion in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and a silver medalist at districts. She was a PIAA state qualifier in 2005, 2006 and 2007.  Major at KU: Biology
 
Christina Costanzo Philadelphia Archbishop Ryan long/triple jump
Costanzo was a First-Team All-Catholic League selection in the long jump in junior and senior year, and was second-team All-State in the long jump her senior campaign. Christina will major in nursing at KU.
Paul Kuehnle Saddle Brook, NJ Saddle Brook distance
All-State Group 1 three seasons, First-Team All-Bergen County, four-years all-league...Will major in leisure and sports studies.

 

Field Hockey

Player

Hometown High School Position
Julie Rosenkaimer Lansdale North Penn Forward
Three year varsity letter-winner, 2006 Suburban I All-League second-team, honorable mention 2006 All-Region, and ranked fifth in Suburban I in goals scored. Major at KU: secondary education-history.

 

     
Abby Rhone Chambersburg Chambersburg Goalkeeper
Earned four varsity letters and captained team senior season. Named Mid-Penn Commonwealth Goalie of the Year senior season, and was named to the Public Opinion All-Star Team. Major at KU: biology

 

Football
Click here to read about the 2008 Football recruiting class

Women's Golf

Player

Hometown High School
Chelsea Corbo Harrisburg Central Dauphin East
Third at Mid-Penn Championships (First in Keystone Division); Fourth in districts, 14th at Regionals

Lacrosse

Player

Hometown High School
Rachel Mehaffey West Deptford, N.J. West Deptford
Leading goal-scorer in West Deptford history (200 career goals), four-year starter and two-year team captain. Named First-Team All Group II and first team all-conference junior year. Was named second team All-South Jersey freshman and sophomore year and WDGL MVP her freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons. KU Major: Special Education

Men's Soccer

Player

Hometown High School         Position
Adam Stofko Bangor Bangor                Goalkeeper
Three year varsity letter-winner. Was defensive MVP junior season and team captain junior and senior years.  Major at KU: secondary education-history
     
Jon Balfour Wayne Conestoga           Midfield
Four year varsity letter-winner, twice at Conestoga and twice in England. Team captain two seasons.  Major at KU: undeclared
 
Greg Parker Landenberg Avon Grove          Defense
Major at KU: secondary education

Women's Soccer
Click here to read about the 2008 Women's Soccer recruiting class

Softball

Player

Hometown High School Position
Nicole Colineri Scotch Plains Scotch Plains-Fanwood MIDDLE INF
Varsity letter-winner all four years; All-Watchung Conference; All-Union County
 
Heather Hannum Horsham Hatboro-Horsham 1B/P
2006 PIAA-AAAA State Championship finalist; 2006 Suburban I League Second Team at first base; 2006 All-League Intelligencer First Team at first base; 2007 Suburban I League Second Team at first base
 
Laura Kelley Stafford, Va. North Stafford OF/1B
2006 First Team All-District as DH; 2006 District Champions; 2007 Second Team All-District as outfielder; 2007 District Champions; two-year letter-winner; 2006 Second Team All-District in volleyball
 
Michelle McGinty Warminster Archbishop Wood 3B
Four-year varsity starter; 2007 First Team All-Catholic League; 2007 and 2008 varsity captain

Swimming

Athlete

Hometown High School Event
Nicole Hinsdale West Chester W.C. Rustin Back/Free/Fly
Hinsdale was a district and state qualifier while at W.C. Rustin, and was a four-year letterwinner.
 
Jordan Shapiro Yardville, N.J. Princeton Back/Free
Four-year letter winner and two-time sectional champion at Princeton H.S. Jordan is undecided on a major.
Lauren Malloy Lancaster Lancaster Catholic Mid-Distance/Fly
Achieved four varsity letters at Lancaster Catholic, and was a three-time PIAA state participant, and four-year district medalist.

Tennis

Women's Volleyball

Player

Hometown High School Position
Katie Lutz Greencastle Greencastle-Antrim MB
Lutz is a 5-foot-11 recruit who played with Greencastle-Antrim High School and the Revolution Volleyball Club. She was a 2007 PIAA Class AA All-State selection.
 
Cali Snell York York Suburban MB
Snell is a 5-foot-11 recruit who played for York Suburban High School and the Mizuno Yorktowne Volleyball Club. She was a 2007 YAIAA All-Star and a second team selection in District 3. She was named an All-Star in 2006-07 and 2007-08; named to three all-tournament teams; and was offensive player of the year in 2007-08.
 

Player

Hometown High School Position
Lindsey Smith Hanover Delone Catholic Libero
Smith is a 5-foot-5 libero/defensive specialist who earned two varsity letters at Delone in her junior and senior seasons. Smith is also an accomplished gymnast, winning the Shipley Distinguished Achievement Award for her accomplishments.

Player

Hometown High School Position
Cali Snell York York Suburban Middle/Outside Hitter
Cali is a 5-foot-11 outside hitter...All-Star two years, offensive player of the year senior season...

 

Wrestling

Player

Hometown High School Position
Andrew Van Dyk Ocean, N.J. Ocean Township 141 pounds
Four-year varsity starter; three-time New Jersey state place-winner (fifth, 2005; sixth, 2006; fifth, 2007); two-time region and district champion; eighth-place finish at Beast of the East; First Team All-Shore Conference and All-Ocean County; USA National rankings top 20 seniors
 
Matt Yocco Mertztown Brandywine Heights 125 pounds
Leaves Brandywine Heights as the schools all-time wins leader and Berks County all-time win leader (187) and all-time state leader in pins. He went 50-8 senior year and finished his career with an overall record of 187-29. Four-time Berks County champion and two-time District 3 Champion. He will major in education and human kinetics.
 
Robert Mort Huntingdon Huntingdon 184 pounds
Mort was a three-year letter winner at Huntingdon in wrestling. Will enter KU as an elementary education major.

 

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